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Coronavirus Outbreak Exposes China’s Monopoly on U.S. Drug, Medical Supplies
Breitbart ^ | 2/13/2020 | rebecca mansoor

Posted on 02/13/2020 10:07:14 PM PST by bitt

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I’m guessing the injection testosterone supplements that I take for low T must have components made in China, since I just renewed the prescription, but the pharmacy is out for an indefinite period of time. Fortunately, I have about 8 doses left, and I only do one dose every 2 weeks. After that, if the new supply is not in, I may effectively go back to being an old lady.


21 posted on 02/14/2020 9:46:39 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Western Phil

I remember in 2007 when people’s pets were getting poisoned by pet treats from China.


22 posted on 02/14/2020 9:48:20 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: blam

Which ones are good for generalized fighting of infections? I have sensitivities to some of them.


23 posted on 02/14/2020 9:51:35 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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"Which ones are good for generalized fighting of infections? I have sensitivities to some of them."

My favorite is Keflex (cephalosporin) and Doxycycline. Some other broad use antibiotics are Cipro, Amoxicillin and of course Penicilin.

Good luck

24 posted on 02/14/2020 10:10:58 AM PST by blam
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To: Western Phil

The test is, does the kickback from China allow the CEO or CFO to buy a 2nd home for his 3rd mistress?


25 posted on 02/14/2020 11:58:20 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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What do you want to bet, the test equipment used to diagnose COVID-19, the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast DX Real-Time PCR Instrument, and probably other systems that could eventually have that capability, are completely dependent on Chinese manufacturers and components? So what we have now is all we will have for the foreseeable future, and there are already not nearly enough of these systems to handle a global pandemic. There aren’t even enough to meet current demand.

If the virus spreads widely, depending only on clinical diagnosis will mean many people with other illnesses like pneumonia and flu, will end up being mixed in with COVID-19 patients, further overwhelming hospitals and likely infecting those patients.

Trump declared Steel and Aluminum to be critical to National Security to justify tariffs and reopening USA plants. He could certainly make the same case for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.


26 posted on 02/14/2020 12:32:38 PM PST by ETCM
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It would probably be worth it to reestablish the tax incentive just to protect us from Chinese malfeasance and encourage US controlable production.


27 posted on 02/14/2020 3:05:59 PM PST by gleeaikin
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Absolutely insane of us!!!

We should be firing up manufacturing plants immediately and putting in high protective tariffs once they are up and running.

We need to end foreign entanglements like this.


28 posted on 02/14/2020 6:35:11 PM PST by DannyTN
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